Thursday, February 2, 2012
The Ultimate Music Guide: John Lennon
The Ultimate Music Guide: John Lennon 2010 marks the seventieth anniversary of John Lennon’s birth, and the thirtieth of his death. To commemorate those events, the latest in Uncut’s series of Ultimate Music Guides is an essential 148 page magazine dedicated to the Beatles genius. In The Ultimate Music Guide: Lennon, Uncut’s team of expert writers provide comprehensive new reviews of Lennon’s solo work, with detailed analyses of each one of his albums, and the hidden stories behind these landmark recordings. This special issue also includes a mindblowingly thorough discography, a guide to rarities and a wealth of info guaranteed to amaze Lennon’s legion of fans.
Rolling Stone Special Issue - The Beatles (2010)
Rolling Stone released its first-ever list of the 100 greatest Beatles songs as part of a special interest publication that coincides with the 40th anniversary of the Beatle’s final album, Let It Be, and the 30th anniversary of John Lennon’s death. Topping the list, as ranked by the editors of Rolling Stone, is “A Day in the Life,” followed by “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and “Strawberry Fields Forever.” Following an introduction by Elvis Costello, the book features the stories behind each song, dozens of photos, an index of the complete list, and a breakdown of the numbers, including the years with the most songs (1965 and 1966 each had 17), the shortest song (“Her Majesty,” 23 seconds) and the song that spent the longest time at number one on the charts (“Hey Jude,” 9 weeks). The book also includes special sections with lists of Lennon and Paul McCartney’s five favorite songs, the top guitar and drumming moments of George Harrison and Ringo Starr, respectively, and the best Beatles cover songs.”
UNCUT Legends - Elvis
Uncut Legends: Elvis is the full amazing story of how a bizarrely dressed 19 year-old walked into a small studio and changed music forever. With a forward by Bono, this is the definitive story of the legend. It’s packed with incisive writing and some of the greatest images of Elvis.
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